Axle-skein



(No Model.)

R. LANE,

AXLE SKEIN.

Patented May l5, 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUFUS LANE, OF BELOIT, VISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE ILLINOIS IRON & BOLT COMPANY, OF OARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

AXLE-SKEIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '7'7,579, dated May 15, 1883. 1

Application tiled March 21, 1883. :(No model.) l

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RUFUS LANE, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Beloit, in the county ot' Rock, in the State ot' Wisconsin, have invented a certain -new and useful Improvement in AXle-Skeins, which is fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a plan view ot an axle-skein having my improvement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ot the saine, the outer part of the spindle being in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section ot' the outer part ot' the spindle, showing a modified conformation of the plug; and of the inner surface ot' the spindle. Fig. 4 is a detailed elevation ot' the plug` shown in Fig. 3. Y

The saine letters denote the saine parts in all the figures.

My invention relates to the metallic skeins by which wooden aXletrees are partlyinclosed; and it consists in a skein ofwrought metal having a plug cast in its outer end, on which a thread may be-cut for receiving' a uut, or

which may be bored to receive a linchpin or adapted to any other device for holding` the wheel and its boX in place on the spindle ot' the skein, the object being to obtain the advantages ot' a wrought skein without the expense ot" forming-and welding this plug.

In the drawings, A denotes an aXleskein, of wrought metal, consisting of a spindle, a, which surrounds the end of the axle-tree, and au extension, t,'which supports the thicker part ot' the axle-tree.

B denotes a sleeve and collar surrounding the larger end of' the spindle and the adjoining part ot the extension a. This sleeve and collar form no part ot' my invention, which consists in the combination of the wrought skein A with acast plug in the manner which I will now proceed to describe.

C denotes the plug, consisting ot' a part,c, inserted in the outer and smaller end of the spindle, and a part, c', projecting beyond the end of the spind1e,aud threaded to receive the nut which holds the wheel and its box in place ou the spindle. The outer part, c,is cylindrical,

the inner part, 0, being conformed to the shape ot' the spindle. The superior lightness and strength ot' a wrought-steel skein are well known; but the expense attendant ou the formation ot' a wrought plug .and welding it to the spindle have, among other reasons, materiall57 interfered with the generaluseot wrought skeins. To remove this difficulty .l cast the plug C upon and within the wrought thimble. For this purpose the skein A is first formed of wrought metal in the usual manner, the core for the plug is inserted within the spindle, the spindle itself constituting the mold for the part c ot the plug, and a mold ot suitable shape for the outer part'of the plug' being placed on the endof the spindle. The molten metal being then poured iu, the plug will be cast into the spindle, and I have t'ouud byeX- periinent that it adheres tothe spindle with a trlnuess practically equal to that effected by welding. The junction may, however, be additionally secured byt'ormiug a groove or other recess, a?, in the inner surface ot' the spindle, which will be tilled by the molten metal, so as to form a corresponding projection, c2. Ot' course the number of recesses 1n the thimble, and consequently of projections onthe plug, may be increased as desired. The two parts are evidently locked together iu this way with a security which could not be obtained by any other mode ot' junction.

lThe inner edge ot' the outer end of the spindle may be advantageously chaintered, as shown in the drawings, so as to t'orln a sortot' dovetail in the plug, and thus aid to hold'it in place. The thread is to be cut on the plug alter casting; or the plug may be originally formed with atrausverse bore suited to receive a linchpiu.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- A thimble-skeiu of wrought metal, in conibiuation with a plug cast into the outer end ot' the spindle, substantially as and for the purpose described.

BUFUS LANE.

Witnesses:

J oHN F. FIEEKE, j O. E. GRIFFITH. 

